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Int J Nurs Sci
September 2024
Department of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Objectives: This study aimed to survey the geriatric nursing competencies of clinical nursing staff in Chongqing City, China, and provide suggestions to enhance these competencies.
Methods: This study was conducted in 204 hospitals in Southwest China from December 24, 2022 to January 7, 2023. The "Geriatric Nursing Competence of Clinical Nurse Investigation Tool" was used to explore factors that influence geriatric nurses' competencies via stratified sampling.
NIHR Open Res
September 2024
School of Medicine, Keele University, Keele, England, UK.
Introduction: Parkinson's disease (PD) is the most common neurodegenerative movement disorder and is associated with significant disability. The prevalence is rising, and studies have reported potential sex and race disparities in patient outcomes. Data about the demographic trends in PD-related mortality in the United States (US) is limited.
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January 2025
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Background: Geriatric ankle fractures are increasingly common. Previous work has suggested that early weightbearing following ankle fracture fixation is safe in nongeriatric patients. However, limited data is available regarding the safety of immediate weightbearing following fixation of geriatric ankle fractures using standard open reduction internal fixation techniques.
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January 2025
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
➢ Advanced care planning most commonly refers to the act of planning and preparing for decisions with regard to end-of-life care and/or serious illness based on a patient's personal values, life goals, and preferences.➢ Over time, advanced care planning and its formalization through advanced directives have demonstrated substantial benefits to patients, their families and caregivers, and the larger health-care system.➢ Despite these benefits, advanced care planning and advanced directives remain underutilized.
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January 2025
Department of Social Work, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound psychophysiological and socioeconomic effects worldwide. COVID-19 anxiety syndrome (CAS) is a specific cluster of maladaptive coping strategies, including perseveration and avoidance behaviours, in response to the perceived threat and fear of COVID-19. CAS is distinct from general COVID-19 anxiety.
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